Ice scraper



June 26, 1951 s. BERT 2,558,335

ICE scRAPER Filed March 22. 1948 HUG/wey Patented June 26, 1951 UNITED lfSTATlljS-` PATENT 4OFFICE E SCRAPER Samuel Bert, Dallas, Tex.

Application March 22, 194s, serial No. 16,220

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in ice scrapersor shavers, andparticularly to devices of this kind embodying means 4for holding areceptacle, such as a cone, in position to receive the shaved ice.`

One 4object of the inventionis to provide a device of this characterhaving novel and improved A means for mounting thescraper bladeandsupporting and guiding the device in contact with the ice to facilitatethe shaving action and to device the strain on the blade in such action.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionof blade and means for mounting the same whereby the blade is rmlysupported and disposed in such manner as to protect it to a materialdegree against liability of injury by contact with extraneous objects.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means to preventslipping of the device from the hands of the operator.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear in the course ofthe subjoined description, the invention consists of the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, and as shown in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the scraper;

Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a Vertical longitudinal section taken substantially on theline 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the device takensubstantially on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1 and showing a cone supportedthereby in receiving position; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the scraper blade.

In carrying my invention into practice I provide a scraper body I ofgenerally cylindrical form and comprising a bottom section 2 and a topsection 3. These sections are provided at the front with hinge lugs 4and 5, connected by a pintle pin 6, whereby' the sections are adapted tobe opened and closed. At the rear the sections are provided withoperating handles 'l and 8. One of these handles, preferably the handle1 connected with the bottom section, is provided with a stop lug orprojection 9 to prevent the hand of the operator from slipping off thehandles and casually dropping the device.

The section 2 is formed to provide a scraped ice receiving chamber I0open at top and partly closed at its bottom by a wall having slopingportions II and I2 converging toward its center. In the wall portion I2,adjacent the point of convergence of wall portions II and I2. atransverse 2 slot I3 is formed through which the scraped or shaved iceis admitted `to the chamber I0.

Formed on the interior of the front `wall portion II of the bottom wallis a blade supporting a delinite distance from the seat face I5.

A cutter blade I1, having a front longitudinal cutting edge I8, isarranged to bear upon the seat face I5 and is removably held in place bythe securing screws. As shown, the blade is provided with slots I9opening through its rear or butt edge whereby it'may be engaged with anddisengaged from the screws when the latter are loosened and firmlyfastened in position by tight.. ening the screws. This constructionprovides a means whereby a dull or damaged blade may be removed forsharpening or replacement by a new blade, so that a sturdy blade adaptedfor long use may be employed and sharpened at intervals required.

It will be observed that the blade is so arranged in an inclinedposition that the major portion of the blade is enclosed within thechamber I0, and that only its cutting edge projects through and beyondthe slot I3 for a cutting action, whereby when mounted in position foruse the blade will be protected to a material degree from liability ofinjury if the scraper should be accidentally dropped or brought intocontact with extraneous objects. The angle of inclination of the bladeis also such that it is adapted to scrape the ice with facility and tobe rmly backed byl its support against the cutting strain.

In the operation of the device inclined wall portion I2 and the ridgebetween the wall portions II and I2 adapt the device to be slidablymoved at different cutting angles to regulate the depth of cut, whilethe surface Il permits of a `sliding movement of the device away fromthe operator, if desired. so that the device may be reciprocated backand forth over the ice being scraped to relieve the hand of the operatorof the weight of the device in both directions of movement. The depth ofcut may also be varied by adjustment of the blade I'l. The inclinationof the surface I2 also prevents damming of the shaved ice and insuresits free feed to and through the slot I3 to the chamber I0. Hence thedevice may be used for a large number of repeated operations with lessfatigue or stoppage 3 due to the necessity of freeing the slot fromclogged ice. The blade slots I9 are made of such length as to allowadjustment of the blade to compensate for wear and to permit of thesecur` ing of the blade in fully retracted position to prevent injurythereto in storage or shipment.

The section 3 is provided with an opening 20, which may be of flaringform or other suitable form to hold in place a cone 2| or otherreceptacle to be lled `with the shaved ice passing thereto from thechamber l0.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawing,the construction, mode of use and advantages of my improved ice shaveror scraper will be readily understood Vwithout a further and extendeddescription. While Athis construction is preferred it is to .beunderstood that changes in the form, proportion andarrangement'of theparts may be made, within the scope fof the appended claim, withoutdeparting nomine spiritrror ,sacricing any of the 'advantages of :theinvention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

.AnEice scraping and cone holding .devicecomprising upper and lower.hingedly connected .cone

balding and yice :receiving members .each .of substantially circular.cross section, the .upper `member l:cofxrlpriising a :complete .ringconverging upe wardy .and inwardly and adapted `to support av:come'shaped receptacle for scraped ice, and the lowerrnexnber 'beingcup-shaped `and having an ,integral one-piece bottom portion providedwith a pair of rigid converging flat lower surfaces gently inclinedupwardly and outwardly from their line of juncture, an elongatedrectangular slot formed in one only of the surfaces and extendingthereinto from said line of juncture, a boss formed within the bottomportion and having a at blade supporting' surface inclined generallyupwardly and rearwardly from the slot, a blade housed principally withinthe cup-shaped lmember .and adjustably mounted on said boss, vsaid bladehaving its cutting edge extending only slightly through the slot, and apair of unitary handles rigidly connected to said upper and lowermembers respectively and serving as operating means to draw the bladeacross a cake of ice while the device is supported and guided in contactwith the ice by said rigid flat converging lower surfaces of the icereceiving member.

SAMUEL BERT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the nie `ofthis patent:

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